Be Mindful In 7 Easy Steps
The next step in our happiness plan is to be mindful. As a reminder, our other steps are:
Be Mindful
Have you ever gotten into the shower, washed your hair, and then forgotten whether you washed it or not? Or, have you been talking with someone, and instead of listening, you were thinking about what to say next?
You, my friend, are on auto-pilot. You are not being mindful. This is not simply a symptom of modern life. More than 500 years ago, Leonardo da Vinci said that the average person,
“…looks without seeing, listens without hearing, touches without feeling, eats without tasting, moves without physical awareness, inhales without awareness of odor or fragrance, and talks without thinking.”
What is mindfulness? To be mindful, you must first be aware of what you are doing, to be always present with your current experience, but awareness is just the start.
Psychology Today tells us that,
Mindfulness is a state of active, open attention on the present. When you’re mindful, you observe your thoughts and feelings…
